Russian President Vladimir Putin has now formally annexed four regions in Ukraine…signing the paperwork that the Kremlin insists makes them part of Russia.
The Russian leader's spokesman said the territories will now be "Russian forever", despite the fact that Ukrainian armed forces have seized some ground back in a lightning counteroffensive this week.
Reporter Stuart Smith is in Moscow where he operates within the Kremlin's reporting restrictions.
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